Miraflores
in Distrito Arraiján of Panamá Oeste, Panama
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Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (4 mi) - Howard Airport (6 mi)
- Tocumen International Airport (16 mi)
- Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (31 mi)
- Contadora Airport (46 mi)
- San Blas Airport (52 mi)
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (89 mi)
- Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport (108 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
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Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Unesco heritage, 104 mi) - Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.000 and -79.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 0' 0" and W -79° 35' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Balboa - PAB
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:42 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Panama
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 am and 6:28 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -5.453 and 102.244 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kabuwe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Panama.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Panama. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Miraflores
Miraflores in Distrito Arraiján (Panamá Oeste) is a town in Panama a little west of Panama, the country's capital city.
Current time in Miraflores is now 11:42 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Miraflores, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Panama is Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Panama is Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá in a distance of 78 mi (or 125 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arraijan, Panama, Veracruz, Vista Alegre and Alcalde Diaz. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 28% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama
WYNDHAM GARDEN PANAMA CITY
Holiday Inn PANAMA CANAL
Hotel Bahia Suites
Hotel Latino
COSTA INN
Hotel 2 Mares
Gran Hotel Soloy &
Benidorm
Hotel Caribe
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
PANAMÁ CANAL
A walk along the Miraflores Locks of the beautiful Panama Canal, January 29, 2010. Part of our extraordinary journey "TOUR 2010", which toured Mexico and Central America in 39 days, between...
Panama Canal Transit Time-Lapse @ Miraflores Locks - Princess Cruise Island Princess
Watch the Princess Cruises huge cruise ship (PanaMax), the Island Princess pass through both chambers of the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal as it is lowered to the Pacific Ocean during...
Demonstration of Ship through Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific - Miraflores Visitors Center
Panama Canal, Miraflores Visitors center display of how a ship passes through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic Ocean, through the Gatun locks, passing through Lake Gatun and the Culebra Cut,...
Time Lapse through the Panama Canal on a Container Ship Simulator - Miraflores Visitors Center
Miraflores Visitors Center of the Panama Canal has a simulator of the bridge of a container ship passing through the Miraflores ans Pedro Miguel Locks at high speed.
Ship Passing Through the Panama Canal
This is a shaky time lapse video of a large ship passing through the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal. Video is courtesy of http://www.1MustTravel.com.
![preview picture of video '[Reisebericht] #1 - Happy Birthday Panama Canal'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/L821zDWLYf4/mqdefault.jpg "'[Reisebericht] #1 - Happy Birthday Panama Canal'")
[Reisebericht] #1 - Happy Birthday Panama Canal
Ich mag spät dran sein, aber ich denke der Panama Canal wird es mir verzeihen, denn vielleicht bin ich ja die erste, die ihm nachträglich gratuliert. Der Gute wurde am 14. August nämlich...
Panama Canal Miraflores Timelapse
One of the interesting sites in Central America is the the Panama Canal one of the greatest engineering marvels in the world. At 50 miles long from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it is cut through...
Going to Colon on the train: Miraflores to Pedro Miguel
Created on October 24, 2009 using flipshare.
Attraverso il canale di Panama (io, bravo pilotto)
Lungo 81,1 km compresi i prolungamenti in mare, il canale di Panama unisce l'Oceano Atlantico con il Pacifico. Un sistema di chiuse, con 6 conche, permette alle navi di superare un dislivello...
Panama Canal - Ship entering the Miraflores locks.
Panama Canal - The M/V Mermaid Ace entering the Miraflores locks on the pacific side of the canal, This ship contained 3500 - 4000 Cars.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Panama Canal Railway
The Panama Canal Railway Company is a railway line that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across Panama in Central America. It is jointly owned by Kansas City Southern and Mi-Jack Products. The route stretches 47.6 miles across the Isthmus of Panama from Colón (Atlantic) to Balboa.
Miraflores (Panama)
Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered)Bad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 16.5*1/0.3048 | 1-1 }} feet (16.5 m) in two stages, allowing them to transit to or from the Pacific Ocean port of Balboa. Ships cross below the Puente de las Américas which connects North and South America.
Panama Canal expansion project
The expansion of the Panama Canal (Third Set of Locks Project) is a project that will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by allowing more and larger ships to transit. Then-Panamanian President Martín Torrijos presented the plan on April 24, 2006, and Panamanian citizens approved it in a national referendum by 76.8 percent of the vote on October 22, 2006. The project creates a new lane of traffic along the canal by constructing a new set of locks.
Paraíso, Panama
Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history.
Fort Clayton
Fort Clayton was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone, later part of the Republic of Panama. Fort Clayton was located northwest of Balboa, Panama, with the Panama Canal located nearby. It closed in 1999 pursuant to the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. The Southern Command Network and 193rd Infantry Brigade were both headquartered there, as was the headquarters of United States Army South prior to its relocation to Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.
Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial is located approximately 3 miles north from Panama City, Panama in the city of Corozal and is the location of 5,336 American veterans and others. A paved walk leads from the Visitor Center to a small memorial that sits atop a knoll overlooking the graves area. The memorial was established in 1923 by Congress to remember people that served overseas since 1917.
Anton Army Airfield
Anton Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airfield in Panama used as an auxiliary of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. Wartime units assigned to the station were: 30th Fighter Squadron, 3 January-10 February 1943 (P-40 Warhawk) 29th Bombardment Squadron, 29 March-13 May 1943 (Northrup A-17 Nomad) Today there is little or no trace of the airfield.
Florida State University-Panama
Florida State University-Panama, or FSU-Panama is an international branch campus of Florida State University located on the isthmus of Panama. FSU has operating a broad curriculum program in Panama City of the Republic of Panama for over 50 years.
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